Cartridge-pocket.



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UNrrEDs rEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM G. FISHER, OF MI'DDLETOWN, GONNECTIGUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, or MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

' 1 CARTRIDGE-POCKET.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 6, 1908.

Application filed. September 24:;1907. Serial No. 394,290.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GHFISHER, a resident of Middletown, in the county of Middlesex and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Cartridge-Pockets; andI do hereby declare'the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to hich it appertains to make anduse the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in cartridge pockets, the object of the, invention being to provide a pocket with means for reinforcing the strength and durability of its bottom portion andprevent the'long and sharp ends of thebullets from puncturing holes throughthe samel A further object of the invention is to provide cartridgepockets with a metallicreinforced bottom so constructed as to retain the sharp pointed ends of thebullets against displacement and prevent'their cominginto direct contact with the Woven fabric constituting the bottom wall of the pocket andcsub jecting it to undue wear; l

A further object of the invention is to pro vide certain detailed features of construction for reinforcing the bottom of a cartridge pocket which will enhance its durability and at the same time prevent the accidental dis placement of the cartridges, p a

With these objects in view my invention consists in certain features: of construction and combinations of parts as will ,behere inafter described and pointed out in the claims. y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section of one embodiment ofmy invention as applied to a cartridge partitional pocket. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the metallic bottom for thepocket. Figs. 4 and 5 respectively represent a vertical secw tion and a plan view of a modification. Figs. 6 and 7 illustrate another modificationshowing the improvement applied to a pocket unprovided with a partition. Figs. 8 and 9v illustrate modifications of the constructions illustrated by Figs. 6 and 7.

1 represents the outer and inner walls of a woven fabric pocket.

2is the partition which dividesthe pocket into two separate compartments 3: and 4: each being of the proper size and shape to contain a clip of cartridges 5. The parti piece 8,;by means of the prongs 9 which are stamped out of the bottom piece 8 and extend through and clamped to the extensions 6, 7.' The metallic bottom piece 8 has also stamped therefrom the prongs 10 by means of which it is securely fastened to the bottom wallsof the cartridge pocket. By this construction it will be observed that the metallic bottom piece is inserted in the bottom of the cartridge pocket and is therein protected and concealed from view by an upper and lower layer of fabric.

Fig. 8 illustrates a plan view of one form of the metallic bottom piece. It is formed .with two longitudinal trough shaped receptacles 11, 12,. and is corrugated transversely as shown at 13, thereby producing a separate receptacle 14 with inclined walls, forthe engagement and support of the lower pointed end of the. bullet of each one of the cartridges.

The object of the transverse corrugations is two-fold, viz.-they not only serve to retain the'lower and pointed ends of the cartridges against longitudinal movement or displacementlin the pocket, but also materially strengthen thejmetallic bottom piece and render itcapable of effectually receiving great crushing strains." In the event a soldier should step on the bottom of the pocket, thetransverse corrugations would prevent the metallic bottom piece from being crushed and bent out of shape.

In order that-the extensions 6, 7 may be caused to conformfto and snugly fit the corrugated surfaces of the metallic bottom pieces, they are preferably secured thereto under pressure in a suitable former, and adhesive material such as glue is applied, to insure an intimate contact with and adhesion of the fabric to the corrugated surfaces of the metallic bottom pieces. The

single-ply fabric extensions 6, 7 afford a yielding cushion for the points of the bullets and thus obviate the rattling noise which would result should the bullet points come in direct contact with the metallic bottom piece. The longitudinal corrugations are preferably formed as illustrated in Fig. 1 so that the pointsof the cartridges will engage the outer inclined walls 14 which will tend to slightly tilt the cartridges and thus so increase their frictional contact with the walls I of the pocket as will effectually preventtheir accidental displacement therefrom.

Figs. 4 and illustrate a modification which differs from the construction heretofore-described only in that the metallic bottom piece is unprovided with the transverse corrugations.

Figs. 6 and 7 represent a cartridge pocket in which the partition is dispensed with. In this construction the metallic bottom piece is provided with longitudinal and transverse corrugations similar to those illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The upper surface of the metallic bottom piece has a piece of fabric 15 secured thereto in the same manner that the extensions 6, T are secured. Figs. 8 and 9 represent the same construction as is shown in Figs. 6 and 7, except that the metallic bottom piece is unprovided with transverse corrugations. The metallic bottom piece may be formed of sheet brass, steel, aluminum or other metal, and is formed by stamping into any desired shape. It serves to effectually protect the bottom of the pocket against undue wear, without adding materially to the weight or bulk of the pocket. WVhile I prefer to provide the upper surface of the metallic bottom piece with a fabric covering, I may dispense with such covering in some cases and hence do not restrict my self to its use.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is,

1. A woven fabric cartridge pocket provided therein at its bottom with a reinforce of material which will offer greater resistance to the penetration of pointed cartridges than the resistance offered by the material of which the body of the pocket is composed.

2. A woven fabric cartridge pocket having a reinforcing piece within the bottom por tion thereof, and a yielding covering within the pocket and over said reinforcing piece.

A woven fabric *artridge pocket provided with a metallic bottom-piece inserted within the bottom portion of the fabric pocket, and a yielding covering disposed upon said metallic bottom piece to prevent the rattling of the pointed ends of cartridges on said metallic bottom piece.

4-. A woven fabric cartridge pocket having a sheet metal bottom piece inserted within the bottom thereof, the upper surface of the bottom piece being provided with a yielding covering, substantially as set forth.

A woven fabric cartridge pocket having a partition, the upper portion of which is made of two-ply woven fabric and its lower portion having two single-ply extensitms, in combination with a metallic bottom piece secured between such extensions and the bottom of a woven fabric pocket, substantially as set forth.

(3. The combination with a. cartridge pocket having its bottom formed of two-plies of woven fabric, and a. corrugated metallic bottom piece interposed between said plies, substantially as set forth.

7. A cartridge pocket provided with a partition having lateral extensions over the bottom of the pocket. and a metallic bottom piece under said lateral extensions and over the bottom of the pocket.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

lVILLIA M G. Fl SHER. Witnesse H. V. I'IUBBARD, Jxo. D. Brown. 

